Thursday, 8 September 2016

Moved to DamolaMorenikeji.com

Hello, Thank you for checking in on this platform. This blog moved to DamolaMorenikeji.com. See you the...

Friday, 22 July 2016

On Perseverance and Little Big Things

Keep doing what you do, as long as it makes positive sense! Over the last few weeks, I have been having conversations about perseverance, failure and excellence. I heard humbling experiences of friends and colleagues as we all shared moments where we learned from failure and not-too-good moments. When some of these people talk about the successes of what they do, it seems they had never 'down' moments. Tonight, Wisdom and I were checking my cabinet,...

Monday, 6 June 2016

Growing with Young African Leaders

If there is one thing i crave insatiably, it is growth. Damola Morenikeji and Linda Thomas-Greenfield Few weeks ago, I joined other young African leaders / professionals selected (out of over 14,000 applications) for the US President's Young African Leaders Initiative RLC Fellowship. I grew. I am still growing - daily. Our individual commitment to growth is paramount; it influences our leadership, actions and results. The daily actions...

Monday, 28 March 2016

The ‘Iyalaya Anybody’ Lessons on Innovation and Development in Africa

by Damola Morenikeji Most times in the development space, we have to look beyond headlines and taglines and focus on lessons from pieces and lives. I read Prof. Pius Adesanmi’s keynote address titled “Iyalaya Anybody: Pencils, Nigerian Innovation, & Africa’s Path in the 21st Century”** delivered last week in Lagos, Nigeria. Beyond the ostensibly ‘obscenity’ that may come with the title, he distinctively approached the theme of innovation...

Sunday, 27 March 2016

More than a Million Pounds

Over one million thoughts engaged one another in my head, after seeing the premiere of 'One Million Pounds' along with some other Young African Leaders. For us to sustain the 'Africa Rising' reality, Africans must place further value on values, honour and integrity instead of money and cheer materialism. We are worth more than these things. More. We need to build institutions, not only strong individuals. Our commitment to excellence shouldn't...

Friday, 1 January 2016

Of Flipping Calendars, Leadership and Gratitude

What other way may one flip over the calendar than being in a state of happiness, humility and genuine gratitude, encouraged by the realization that one’s actions are still serving as blessings to several other young people and societies in Africa and across the world. It is indeed humbling and ‘graceful’. The last three days – till now – have been filled with severely intensive growth and learning experiences as we engaged the fourth cohort...